I grew up in Patterson Projects in the South Bronx and auditioned....
I remember auditioning for the movie, they handed out tshirts, I really wish I could find it. Anyhow I met a young Harry Belafonte at this time as well. 1983 or so it was filmed and I remember all the crews coming out and killing it! We sucked but at least we made a showing. We were called the Patterson Chillout Crew!!!
Anyhow, our crew was happy that Lee got the part for the younger brother. We were very excited for him and that a bronx local got it, he grew up in Mitchell Projects. They filmed alot of parts in the South Bronx which I was happy about.
I also remember how they wanted to film the break dancers and the dancing scenes. I wish I would have met Rae Dawn Chong, woo she was a hottie! The Bronx was in disarray with the crack epidemic and crime skyrocketing. All we had was hip hop and it helped the community in many ways. A side that many did not get to see.
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